{"id":635332,"date":"2026-08-01T15:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/635332\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T15:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:18:13","slug":"penguins-sign-forward-tommy-novak-to-new-3-year-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/635332\/","title":{"rendered":"Penguins sign forward Tommy Novak to new 3-year contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/\">PGHHockeyNOW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">In a somewhat surprising move Friday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/pittsburgh-penguins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Penguins <\/a>locked down forward <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/tommy-novak\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tommy Novak<\/a> for three more seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The team announced they extended Novak on a three-year contract that begins in 2027-28 and carries a salary cap hit of $4.65 million annually. Novak, 29, would have been an unrestricted free agent next summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Last season, Novak netted 16 goals with 26 assists and 42 points while playing in 82 games. He started slow, and his lineup position was unsettled until a mid-season injury to Evgeni Malkin and subsequent shift to center gave Novak solid footing as a second-line center. He averaged 14:17 of ice time per game and was a part of the team\u2019s second power play unit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-sign-tommy-novak-new-3-year-contract-full-analysis\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-sign-tommy-novak-new-3-year-contract-full-analysis\/\">Click here to read a full analysis of the trade on PGHHockeyNOW.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW. 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